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Key Electrical Devices

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This chapter describes the basic operating principles of the key semiconductor devices that lie at the heart of modern electronics.

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Wallis, R.H. (1991). Key Electrical Devices. In: Miller, L.S., Mullin, J.B. (eds) Electronic Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3818-9_6

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